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which it is grown. It has become an indispensable in¬ 
gredient of all mixed grasses. Sow in spring or fall ; 
and when no other grasses are us d. at the rate of six 
to eight pounds per acre more being required on old. 
stiff soils than on new and lighter ones. Sixty pounds 
per bushel. 
Alsike, or Swedish Clover— Trifolium hybrida. 
—This valuable variety is comparatively new, but is 
fast gaining great popularity. It is the most hardy of 
all the .r •‘‘cries, perennial, and absolutely refuses to 
winter.i is alike capable of resisting the extremes of 
drought an-.. wet. The roots are fibrous, the heads glob¬ 
ular, resembling more the white th m the red clover, 
with flesh-colored heads. It I 
is very sweet and fragrant, 
being much liked by the 
Italian I c . It yields an ! 
enormous quantity of hay 
or pasturage, and may be 
mowed several times in a | 
season, on good, rich land. 
It is excellent for sowing on 
hill-sides or sloping lands 
that are liable to wash and 
gully, as it has a great mass 
of long, strong, fibrous roots 
which take firm, deep, and 
wide-spread hold into the 
soil, and prevent washing; 
farmers can hardjy raise a 
better hay or forage crop. 
Sow in spring or fall, at the 
rate of six pounds per acre, 
where used alone. Sixty 
pounds per bushel. 
Crimson Trefoil, or Scarlet Italian (Mover— Tri- 
folium incarnatum. —This is an annual variety, in 
common use in Italy and the south of France, for feed- 
ing green. Indeed, it may be said the stock in those 
countries is largely sustained during the summer months 
by this and a few other sorts. The yield in fodder is 
immense, and after cutting, it at once commences grow¬ 
ing again, and continues till severe cold, freezing 
weather. In warm climates, four or five cuttings are 
made during the season. It grows about one foot high; 
the roots are nearly black ; leaves long ; blossoms long, 
pointed, and of a very deep red, or carmine color. 
Makes good hay. Sow in April or May, ten pounds of 
seed per acre. 
White Dutch Clover —Trifolium repens. A 
small, creeping, spreading perennial variety, with white, 
very fragrant blossoms. Its chief value is as a pasture 
.grass, for which purpose it is as valuable as the larger 
White Dutch Clover 
varieties for hay or soiling. It accommodates itself to 
a variety of soils, but prefers moist ground. In con- 
juncti n with biue grass, it forms the most nutritious 
looti for sheep or cows. Sow in spring, at the rate of 
six pounds per acre, or when used with other grasses, 
half t at amount will be sufficient. 
Lucerne, or Alfalfa Clover— Medicago saliva .— 
This is perhaps the most valuable variety for permeable 
subsoils, consisting of loam, sand or grav f el, as its roots 
penetrate to a great depth, far below the average of 
other plants. It is more difficult to establ.sh the first 
year, requiring a fine, mellow soil, but it will then pro¬ 
duce a profitable crop from five to 
a prodigious amount of green 
fodder for cattle, and should be 
cut when first commencing to 
bloom. It is no sooner cut than 
it pushes out fresh shoots, and 
the after-growth is something 
wonderful. In the dryest and 
most sultry weather, when every 
blade of grass withers, Lucerne 
is as fresh and green as in spring, 
because the roots go down to the 
moisture in the ground. It may 
be cut and used green, or cut 
and used like ordinary clover 
hay. Although such a prodigi¬ 
ous yiclder, it does not exhaust ~. 
the soil, blit rather improves it. Lucerne Clover. 
It should not be sown on compact, clay soils, even with 
a light subsoil. 'Three cuttings can easily be made in 
one season, after it is well established. It grows two to 
three feet high, and has purple blossoms. 
One of our customers writes us from Utah as follows: 
“ I have had years of experience, both here and in Cal¬ 
ifornia. We always sow broadcast, twenty-five pounds 
per acre ; the thicker it is sown the finer your hay will 
be. If it is planted thin, it stools out and the stalks arc 
thick and not relished by stock. It requires no hoeing 
whatever when sown as above. We cut four crops a 
year, and its yield is enormous. The fall is the best 
time for sowing here—about the first of September. 
This gives it a good start, and it will stand the winter 
and do much better the following season than when 
sown in the spring. The above is my experience for 
fifteen years.” 
In some sections it is sown in the spring, in drills 
twelve inches apart. 'This process requires about eight 
pounds of seed per acre, and it can be hoed as soon as 
up, and after each cutting, it will completely cover the 
ground. 
GRASS SEEDS. 
Timothy— Phleunt prate rise. —As a crop to cut for 
hay, this is probably unsurpassed by any grass in culti¬ 
vation. Thrives best on moist, loamy soils of medium 
tenacity, and is not suited to light sandy or gravelly 
soils. It should be cut just as the blossom falls. Sow 
cither in spring or fall, at the rate of twelve pounds 
per acre, if alunc, but less if mixed with other grasses. 
Forty-five pounds per bushel. 
Orchard Grass, or Cock’s Foot— Dactylis Glotn- 
crata. —One of the most valuable of pasture grasses, on 
account of its quick growth and valuable aftermath. It 
is ready for grazing in spring two weeks sooner than 
most grasses, and when fed off is again ready for grazing 
in a week. It is palatable and nutritious, and stock cat 
it greedily when green. It stands a severe drought, 
keeping green when many grasses wither, and will en¬ 
dure considerable shade. It is less exhausting to the 
